"I hope you will make it clear to incoming legislative leaders that you plan to veto any legislation that will force Colorado taxpayers to subsidize the tuition of illegal aliens," Tancredo wrote in a letter to Owens. "This is a luxury we do not, and can not afford American families out of Colorado."

"Given the financial strain that illegal aliens place on the K-12 education system in Colorado, one can only imagine the kind of fiscal consequences that would result if state taxpayers were forced to provide tuition benefits for both illegal aliens and prospective American students from the other 49 states --on top of providing the benefit for Colorado residents," Tancredo added.

Past legislation to force Colorado taxpayers to pay tuition for non-citizens was rebuffed by Republican legislatures.

Control of both the State House and Senate reverted to Democrats in the fall elections in Colorado and concerns are mounting regarding the loss of hard won controls on illegal aliens.

A bill (HB 1124) has been introduced in the Colorado House which would repeal "statutory rules for qualifying for in-state student status and requires the Colorado commission on higher education to adopt policies to establish guidelines for state institutions of higher education to follow in determining domicile and tuition classification."

Among other qualifications, an "in-state student" is defined as a student, "who regardless of immigration status" meets criteria set forth in the bill.

That criteria includes graduation from an in-state high school that the student has attended for at least three years, a GED, a filed application to become a permanent resident or an intent to file such application.

"Our priority ought to be educating Colorado's kids, not asking state taxpayers to foot the higher education bills of illegal aliens and people from out-of-state, Tancredo said.

Federal law (8 USC 1623) requires that states may not extend such benefits to illegal aliens unless they extend the same benefit to any U.S. citizen regardless of their state of residence -- a requirement that could bankrupt state budgets.

"I (Tancredo) hope you will make it clear to incoming legislative leaders that you plan to veto any legislation that will force Colorado taxpayers to subsidize the tuition of illegal aliens," Tancredo wrote in a letter to Owens. "This is a luxury we do not, and can not afford American families out of Colorado."

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posted on 01/20/2005 7:28:57 AM PST
by Happy2BMe
("Islam fears democracy worse than anything If the imams can't control it - they will kill it.)

I am glad someone is staying on top of all this ILLEGAL (keyword) as in lawbreakers, as in uphold the law, Shamnesty that is going on right under our noses and no one else seems to care or do anything about it.

"The Mexican embassy says the booklet is an effort to save lives, and denies that it encourages illegal immigration. The booklet is being distributed as a free insert in a popular Spanish-language cowboy comic book and over the Internet. Mexico has published more than a million copies of the guide."

Q: Karl Rove, the White House strategist, got so mad over your immigration stance that you were told not to darken the White House door. What's your relationship like with the president these days?

A: My wife and I went to the holiday ball at the White House. No one dances at this ball, because there's no room, and you get stuck waiting in this line... Luckily, we were by the cocktails and the canapes. Finally we got into the room with the Christmas tree, and the president comes up to me and says, "Tommy, I tell you, buddy, thanks for all the help out there." And I'm thinking, "Help out there?" And I say, "Thanks -- anytime." And I realize later that he's talking about the fact that I was the Bush co-chair in Colorado, an honor I did not seek. That was the sum total of my communion with him.

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posted on 01/20/2005 7:54:41 AM PST
by Happy2BMe
("Islam fears democracy worse than anything If the imams can't control it - they will kill it.)

It is not a done deal. Gov Owens has said he will veto measure. Some Dems voted against it in committee last year. Plus, there are state colleges that charge single tuition whether in or out of state so it isn't about denying people an education--not to mention that they could always apply for citizenship and get in state tuition when they receive it.

The interesting wrinkle is that Colorado's homeschooling law is such that you could get credit for going to school in the state via one of the umbrella schools even if you lived on the moon.

Background to comment: This week there was a repeat airing of the South Park episode where humans from the year 4035 immigrate in droves to South Park, through a recently discovered time portal. Soon, the time immigrants, who are willing to do the same work for pennies on the dollar, take everyone's job--starting first with the low-end labor positions.

Stan's mom explains how future people must work menial jobs we find distasteful and beneath us. Stan tells his parents, "Wait. But I want that job!? That's MY job?!"

My favorite part was Bill O'Reilly moderating a debate between a "conservative red neck" and a "liberal douche" with an apparent South Park-slight against the liberal douche.

It's hard to order a double cheeseburger from people that speak only futurespeak at the local fastfood joint. In fact, it's getting harder to do anything without emersing yourself in future culture and Futurespeak.

The time immigrants teens have low-rider future cars, equipped with blue neon lights under the frame.

After scolding Stan as a timist for calling the future immigrants "goobacks," Stan's father loses his secure government job to an illegal. He takes things into his own hands with the other menfolk (How do you destroy your future? Be a homosexual) IMO, this was very intense South Park. Hard to believe the libs tolerate it.

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posted on 01/20/2005 8:32:50 AM PST
by sully777
(our descendants will be enslaved by political expediency and expenditure)

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